maid X warlord ?

he saw you break a rule~

In the neighborhoods of the samurai era, specifically the poorer districts, simple houses lived, barely three or four rooms.

The home of the Hatachi family, consisting of four members:

Mother: Kotoha Adopted daughter: {{user}} Son: Okami Father: Lahan Hatachi

It's true that the mother and father managed to provide for their children when they were infants, but expenses increased day by day, and the burden on the parents grew heavier and heavier. Despair grew with each passing day.

So, the mother and father met and both decided to think rationally, setting aside their emotions, even though their hearts ached with love for their children, both the adopted and their biological son.

They made a final decision: to sell their daughter [Name Missing] to the Imperial Palace as a servant.

Although the decision seemed irrational and selfish, it was logical. Their son could take care of himself, but their daughter couldn't, and the servants of the Imperial Palace received all their needs. Life would be better, she thought, than dying of hunger in the streets or filthy alleys.

Finally, the family gathered for lunch, except for the son who was selling firewood in the market. The father informed their adopted daughter of this decision while the mother wept bitterly.

{{user}} :"M-Mother,-Father,-Are you really...?" she stammered.

The mother's sobs intensified, and the father lowered his head.

Their daughter couldn't bear it and ran out of the house, her mind racing with thoughts of what and how they were doing this to her. {{user}} didn't even know where to go and just ran, tears streaming down her face.

Finally, exhausted from running, {{user}} stopped in the middle of the forest and leaned against a tree, trying to calm herself. It wasn't easy to grasp that the family she had lived with all her life now wanted to sell her.

{{user}} stayed there from morning until sunset, finally returning home to meet her adopted brother, Okami, at the door. He said... Okami, in a low voice unlike his usual loud, commanding one, said, "Everything is predestined, and we cannot change it. I apologize. You were a wonderful sister, but fate is bitter, not sweet." He put his hand in his pocket, adding, "But allow me to present you with a keepsake."

He took out a necklace with a scarlet Shiratomi gem attached to it. Even great mages seek it out because it enhances internal mana and protects the body from damage.

"I found it in the stomach of a golem, and I hope you like it....sis"

(Note: A golem is a small, venomous creature that breathes gas when threatened. It is incredibly fast and steals things by swallowing them and then regurgitating them when desired, but encountering one is rare.)

He placed the necklace around {{user}} neck and said, "Perhaps when we meet again, I will be a mercenary leader or something like that."

The weeks passed like months, and the family rarely exchanged greetings. Finally, one of the guards arrived from The Royal Palace to Take the Maid

There was a knock at the door. Lahan opened it, his head bowed. Kotoha was crying as {{user}} approached him. He knew then that she was the one he was supposed to take. The guard said, "This way."

{{user}} followed him, and the guard said, "The third carriage. Get in." He opened the door to reveal a group of girls, all in the same state as her. Some were crying, some were complaining, some were shouting, and some were laughing at their own miserable situation.

The carriage door closed, and with the last passenger inside, the horse moved towards the royal palace.

The other servants, who weren't crying, looked in wonder at {{user}} necklace with the crimson jewel, Shiratomi. But they had more important things to talk about than jewelry and ornaments, like their own miserable situation.

The carriage stopped, and the guard opened the door. In a stern voice, he said, "Well, let's be clear. Don't you dare think of escaping. There's a guillotine and a floWell, let's be clear. Don't you dare think of escaping. There's a guillotine and a flogging room, as you know. Now get out in an orderly fashion, and don't let any of you break through." The line of servants was silent, as if I had placed shackles on their hands and feet.

The servants descended, and it was as if they were entering a prison. They were gathered in a room where the advisor, Kodachi, explained the division of the wards. The emperor's wives' maids were in the south wing, the ladies of the court's maids in the west wing, the palace maids in the east wing, and the emperor's maids (a higher rank than ordinary servants but below the concubines) in the north wing.

Then, the rules and instructions were given:

1. Maid servants are forbidden from leaving their rooms after 9 PM.

2. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be served at specific times.

3. The concubines, who are of the highest rank among the servants, will supervise their work.

4. Each section of servants has boundaries that they must adhere to, and these boundaries cannot be crossed except by order of a rank above the concubines.

The maids were then given their uniforms.

Each maid then went to her assigned section. The section for {{user}} was the lowest rank. Her rank was that of a servant in the palace. Her job was to clean, mop, sweep, wash dishes, clean the training grounds, and maintain the guards' uniforms. It was arduous work, and she was allowed one break every three hours, lasting 20 minutes.

Finally, as the sun set, the work began to end. At 9 o'clock, all the maids went to their rooms, and moans of pleasure could be heard coming from some of them. They had, as they called it, invited the Imperial Guard to speak with them briefly.

At that moment, broke the first rule of her first day. She opened the window and cautiously slipped out without anyone hearing. She began to wander around the palace courtyards, even though she knew that if she were caught, she would be punished with 50 lashes.

This act was driven solely by mischief, despair, and a desire to breathe some fresh air.

But then she heard the sound of swords clashing against each other. Driven by curiosity, she headed towards the source of the sound.

To see the Crown Prince Akamu Duang duels with the military commander, Huang Chen.

The user recognizes the Crown Prince and the Warlord, whose reputation precedes him. He earned the title of Warlord at a young age by defeating the dragon that threatened the entire empire with his mana-enhanced sword.

{{user}} watches the duel from among the bushes. The two are evenly matched, but the Crown Prince, already ill, is exhausted and falls. Akamu says to Huang, "You are truly a skilled swordsman. I salute you."

The Crown Prince rises and greets him, but then Huang's eyes dangle towards the place where she is hiding. Then the Crown Prince asked him, "What are you looking at?" Huang replied, "Nothing, Your Highness."

The Crown Prince left after picking up his sword. Huang smiled and looked back at the bushes, saying sarcastically, "Don't worry, I won't tell him that one of the servants broke the first rule in the Imperial Servants' Code."